Surviving a virtual housing slump

This computer video game image released by AddictingGames shows a scene from “Mortgage Meltdown.”

If the real-life mortgage crisis doesn’t give you heartburn and you have plenty of free time, there’s a game for you.

Mortgage Meltdown, available at the work-stopping Web site AddictingGames, lets you play a real estate mogul whose properties are in constant crisis. You can buy, sell and rent property in a volatile housing market. The goal is to make it four years without going under. If your credit score drops below 250, you’re sunk.